LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLIII, Issue 9826, 20 March 1923, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A children’s sports meeting, under the auspices of the > Mid-Canterbury Public Schools’ Athletic Association, is to be held on the Domain on Saturday, April 21

Unlike most city and borough councils in New Zealand, the Ashburton Borough Council has refused to grant permission for the screening of pictures on Good Friday night. This has been the policy of the council for many years. ’ 1 ■

The decision was reached by the Allenton Cycling Club lalst night to hold a sports meeting in the Domain on April 7, and to offer £SO prizemoney. The meeting is to be a “cash one. A close day is to lie applied for. Officials have been appointed to control the meeting. The Allenton Club, which was only recently formed, will doubtless receive the support of a very large number of cycling enthusiasts.

The election of members to the Lyttelton Harbour Board has been fixed for April 26. The Ashburton Borough Council has been advised to this effect, and that two members, to represent the combined district, Ashburton Borough and County, would require to be appointed. The Borough Council has been appointed principal authority for holding an election. The Town Clerk will act as returning officer if an election is necessary.

That the Hampstead high-pressure water scheme be hurried on was B.ug-, gested by Mr W. H. Robinson at last night’s meeting of the Borough Council. Mr Robinson said he would like the council to take the necessary steps to raise the loan, to which the ratepayers had recently given their consent. He moved that application be made to the State Advances Department for the money. It was agreed to do this as soon as certain preliminary formal authority had been received.

The Advance Ashburton Association is at present putting into order the rcs©rv6 on East Streot* from Tailored to Moore Streets. This reserve was levelled last Autumn, but the weeds have prevailed over the grass; and two or three men are at present forking over the ground and cleaning it of weeds. The area will then be sown down afresh. The reserves from Moore Street towards the Ashburton Bridge will also be given cultivation when a team of horses can be obtained. - The lack of a team has;-‘hindered the contractor’s work for some time now.

Several Ashburton farmers, members of the Farmers’ Uhion,' expressed satisfaction this morning in the fact that the millers had very willingly offered to allow,, and assist in, an investigation of the wheat and flour position as affecting< them.' The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. W. Nosworthy, it is hoped, will be able to satisfy himself from thp investigation that it would be inimical to the interests of the . grain-growers, millers, and the •country in general to permit;‘.of the embargo 1 on Australian flour being lifted. It was not known who would conduct the investigation; the Board of Trade was now out of commission, but departmental officials could, thought the farmers approached, carry out the work.

A member of the Ashburton Borough Council, at the council’s meeting last night, said he had been agreeably surprised when he discovered that the Government was doing something to advertise the scenic beauties and attractions of New Zealand, not, only for the benefit of the tourist, but for the home-seeker as well. When at the railway bookstall he saw a placard announcing that booklets of views—pictorial stamps—could be had _at a moderate price within. On enquiry he was told that although these stick-on views had been in stock for years hardly any had been sold. He thereupon bought the lot. This councillor, who is staunchly patriotic regarding his town and his country, urged the members of the council to forward the interests of New Zealand by using the pictorial stamps on their overseas correspondence. He presented each councillor and the reporter with a booklet, and extracted promises to carry out the wish of the Government.

Special attention is drawn to. the clearing sale of high-grade furniture and effects on account of Mrs Cottrell, at Chatham House, on Saturday afternoon next, March 24th. The contents of 11 rooms are for sale absolutely without reserve.—(Advt.)

Silks.—A splendid opportunity to secure some of the special bargains and silk goods is offered in this issue by W. Kee, who has opened out a valuable selection of silks in Tancred Street Hall, opposite H.M. Theatre. T.he goods include silks in the piece and all sorts of silk lines in various shades and colour blends. Details appear in another column. —Advt.

Notice of motion was given by Mr W. G. Hillier at last night s council meeting to rescind the resolution passed on August 22, 1922: That the council take into consideration the financial provision for the purchase or a suitable motor equipment for the Fire Brigade ladder carnage. the motion will be debated at next council meeting, and presumably there axe fresh proposals to place before the council. In addition to the results of the higher examinations in theory helu last December already announced, the following passes in the intennediate grades Trinity College of Music, have eonne to hand Advanced intermediate Pass: Ivy Barber and Eileen Kirk (both pupils of Convent). Intermediate—Honours: Gladys Johnston (Mr D. Gillies); pass: Queeme MoDroy (Miss L. Watt), Mary Taylor (Convent).

At the Gisborne Supreme Court today Frances Quinn, charged with manslaughter and with procuring abortion, was sentenced to seven years’ reformative detention. Albert Ernest Harris, on a charge of counsel-, ling, aiding, and abetting Mrs Quinn to' procure abortion, was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. Mr Justice Reed congratulated the Junes on the findings, which had wiped out the unclean spot in the town. If all Junes would do their duty in the same manner they would soon hear less of this class of case.

An Oamaru message Bays that the Grand Lodge of the 1.0.0. F. met ter its biennial session this morning. Ihe delegates were accorded a civic reception by the Mayor, Mr McDiaxmid. Representatives were present from all parts of the Dominion. There is a lengthy agenda paper, 78 remits being set down for discussion. The Grand Master, Mr Talbot, was presented with an illuminated address from the local lodges. Mr Talbot stated in his. reply to the Mayoral welcome that there were now over 11,000 members, with a consolidation fund of over £161,000. The South .Island Railway Appeal Board continued its sittings in Christchurch yesterday. There were present: Messrs E. Page, S.M. (chairman) L. C. Jolly,. Representing the First, Division of y tnd s service, and Mr.'JP- Gaines, representing the Second Division. Further -evidence was heard in the case in which J. M. Finlay,‘ ex-clerk, Ashburton, appealed against his? dismissal. The board reserved its decision. The next case was that in which J. ’S. Wallace, stationmaster, Springfield, appealed against the promotion of another official over him. Appellant was represented by Mr C. R. Bell, and Mr J. Mason appeared for the Railway Department. Decision was reserved.